Manufacture of linoleum



Dec. 2o, 1927.

A. A. GODFREY MANUFAGTURE OF LINOLEUM Filed Nov. 22, `1923 INVENTOR ALFRED ARTHUR GDFREY,

By his Attorneys,

i ably the pieces Lso cutare considerably tlfiick` Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

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UNITED `lSTATES PATENT ioFFicE.

ALFRED ARTHUR GODFREY, oF LONDON, ENGLAND, AssIGNoR To LINOLEUM FACTUBING COMPANY, LIMITED, or 'LONDONi ENGLAND.

NANU- f MANUFACTURE 'or LINoLEuM. c

Application inea November 22; ieaaseria 676,322.121111'1 in eoofaifitoiorebroary 14, i923.

The object of this invention is to produce l'noleu'm which shall haye the appearance of silver 'grain or` gurjed oak er the like, that is, 'shall haveinf additionto the straight grain 'en addtonelgran or figures across the straight grain.'

is obtained packing` together 'aL number of 'grained sheets 'or stripsfprodueed bg any known' method and having `inte'rieaxfejd'loetween there thin `sheets er' ribbons of linole- 'um material'of the' silver grain colour, that is, of' thecolour it is desired the cross grains above referred to should possess. These'ii'i- .terleaved sheets or 'l ribbons are preferably perforated,` lthat is, have portions offifrregi1`VN lar forni cutout frointhein in order thatjthe silver grain of the final product may be in"- terrupted'or broken up. These sheets or ribbons may be formed by painting or coating uthe surfaces of the sheets or' strips with ina* terial ofthe colour requiredy y u' v,

The assemblage of sheets is combined into a block which is then cut in planesfperpendicular to the surfaces of the original sheets or strips and tothe straight grain of those sheets or'strips. The; pieces thus cut may be of the thickness finally requiredbut preferer .thanthe final product is Atolse land are thenrolled out tothe required thickness. o

' The invention is Lilllpistratedby the acco1nu panying drawing` which is a perspective View showing part `of theblock referred' to above. *ci

A are grained-`sl1eets oflinoleuln material Vand B are thin sheets of linoleu'in material kof the colour which it is desired the cross grains should possess. These sheets B have irregular holes C` cut in them. `It Willbe understood that though only six of each of thevsheets A and B. areshown a block in practice willL usually containllrnany more such sheets.r When the block, has been thus formed it is subjected to pressure in the direction of the. arrow D. After the block has been pressed it is 'cut in planesfindicated by the lines E; that is, perpendicular to the surfaces of the sheets A' and B and falso to the straight grains ol the sheets A. The pieces thus cut are then rolledout inthe direction of .the arrow F to itherequired thickness.A

* The pressure applied to the blockcauses the sheets to be. bent out their original planes According to this-inventonseh an eeetk other grain which crosses l the straightgrain of the nal preduetrgivf ing the latter the appearance of guredfoak oruthe'like. L

WhatjfcliniisfK-f:' i c u v The process forvv producing lnoleuin wh'1e'-h.consjsts iin 'peekingv 'together 'a' naniber`4 'oi 'straight grained sheets of linol'eu'n and anotherl grain Whichv crosses the straight Which consists` in c packing together" a nuinf ber ot straight grained sheets of linolefum material alternating with thinsheets of materialofa different colour soy astc yfornra block, pressing the block so torined ,in a direction parallel tothe planes dividing the sheets andv at right anglesto the grain of the iirst-f narned sheetsfand cutting the pressed materiel alternating'with 'thin sheets of. maf 'ferial of different colour so as 'to fform a `lejleek and euttingfthe bloekths. formeel in yplanes per'oendieular tothe surfaces of' the original 'sheets in order to produce'- a platev *hating acontnuous grain' in one direction block planes perpendicular to the surfaces ot the'origina'l sheets and/to the straight grain in yorder to `produce a plate having a n continuousgrain in one direction and an `other grain ,i'yhich crosses the ystraight grain at right angles-` c l 3.` The process "tor Vproduf'zing linoleuifnik which consists in packing together a number of straight grained 'sheetsrof linoleurn material alternating With thin sheets of materia-l of "a kdifferentcolour so as to form ya block,

pressing the block so ifo'rined in adirection parallel to the planes dividing the sheets and at right anglestofthegrain ofthe Vfirst original fsheets'andV tothe straight grain and rolling the strips thus cut ott iny a' direction y n u at,l right angles to the surfaces of lthe, original sheets in order rto produce a plate having ,a continuous zgrain in one'directionand anthe straight grain at right angles.

ternating Withythinf perforated sheets of inae terial oi a diiferentcolour Vsofasto for-rn a 4. lThe o process `for Lproducing linol'eum i sld CJI

l' rection parallel to the 'planes dividingtiie `sheets and at right angles to the grainrof the first named sheets and cutting the pressed block in planes perpendicular to the surfaces'of the original sheets and to the 'straight grain. ,i ,Y

6. The process for. producing linoleum which consists in packing vtogether a number of grained sheets of linoleum material alternating with thin perforated sheets of material of ak different colour so as to form a block, pressing `the block so formed in a direction parallel `to the planes .dividing the sheets and at right angles to the grain of the first 4named sheets7 cutting the pressed block in planes perpendicular to the surfaces of the original sheets and to the straight grain and rolling the strips thus cut off in a direction at right angles to the surfaces of the voriginal sheets.

7. The process for producing linoleum Which consists in packing together a number of'straight grained sheets of linoleum material alternating with thin sheets of material ofa diiferent colour so as to form a block,` pressing the `block vso formedV and cutting the pressed block in planes perpendicular to the surfaces of the original sheets and to the straight grain in orderto produce a plate having a continuous grain in one direction and another grain which crosses the straight grain at right angles.v

A'8. The process for producing linoleum Which consists in packing together a number of straight grained sheets of linoleum material alternating With thin sheets of material of a. different colour so as to form a block, pressing the block so formed, cutting the pressed block in planes perpendicular to the surfaces of the original sheets and to the straight grain and rolling the strips thus cut oif in a direction at rightangles to the surfaces of the original sheets in order to produce a. plate having a continuous grain in one direction and another grain which crosses the straight grain at right angles.

9. The process for producing linoleum which consists in packing together a number of grained sheets of linoleum material alternating with thin perforated sheets of material of a di'erent colour so as to forni ablock7 pressing the block so formed and cutting the pressed block in planes perpendicular to the surfaces of the original sheets and to the straight grain.

l0. The process for producing linoleum which consists in packing together a number of grained sheets of linoleum material alternating with thin perforated sheets of material of a different colour so as to form ra block, pressing the block so formed, .cut-

ting the pressed block iiiplanes perpendic- ,ular to the surfaces of the original sheets and tothe straight grain and rolling the strips thus cut oif in a direction at right angles to the surfaces oftheoriginal sheets.

ll. The process for producing, linoleum kwhich consists in packing together a nuniber offgrain'ed sheets of linoleum material alternating with thingsheefts of material of adiiferent color and of less superficial area A so as to form a" block, Yand cutting the block surfaces of the o riginal'fsl'ieets. 1-

The process for producing linoleum which consistsV in packing togethera numthus formed in planes perpendicular to the alternating with thin sheets of material of a different color and of less superficial area yso as to forni a block, pressing the block so `formed in a direction parallel to the planes `$5 ber of grained sheets oflinoleum materialy dividing the Sheets and at right angles t0 planes perpendicular to the surfaces lof kthe original sheets' and t0 the straight grain.

14. The process for producimr linoleum which consists in cementing toget er a series of pressed plates made of granulated and` variousl7 colored ilinoleum material, one upon the other'to form a block and cutting strips from such composite block to produced grained sheets of linoleum material;

packing together a number of such grained sheets alternating with thin sheets of material of a different color so as to form a block and cutting the block thus Vformed in planes perpendicular to the surfaces'of the original sheets.

l5. The process for producing'linoleum which consists in cemen'ting together a series `of pressed plates made of granulated and variously `colored linoleum material, one upon the other to form a block and cutting stripsfrom such composite block to produce grained sheets of linoleum material; packing together a number of suoli Agrained sheets of linoleum material alternating with thin sheets of materialA of a different color so as to form ablock, pressing the block so formed in a direction parallelto ythe lane dividing the sheets and at right ang es to the grain of the first named sheet-s and cut ting the pressed block in planes perpendicular to the surfaces of the original sheets and to the straight grain.

16. The process of producinglinoleum which consists in cementing together a series of pressed plates made of granulated and variously colored linoleum material, one upon the other to form a block and cutting strips from such composite block to produce grained sheets of linoleum material; packn ing together a number of such grained sheets of linoleuinmaterial alternating with thin sheets lof material of a dierent color so as to form a block,`pressing the block so formed in a direction` parallel to the planes dividing the sheets and at right angles to the grain of the first named sheets, cutting the pressed block in planes perpendicular to the surfaces of the original sheets and to the straight grain and rolling the strips thus kcut oit in a direction at right angles to the surfaces of the original sheets.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this second day of November, 1923.

ALFRED ARTHUR GODFREY. 

